Support or holder for cut flowers and the like



Oct. 30, 192s.

L. MARX SUPPORT OR HOLDER FOR CUT FLOWERS AND THE LIKE Filed Oct. 51, 1927 Patented Oct. 30, 1928.

UNITED STATES LEON MARX, F LONDON, ENGLAND.

SUPPORT 0R HOLDER FOR CUT FLOWERS AND THE LIKE.

Application led October 31, 1927, Serial No. 229,908, and in Great Britain December 30, 1926.

This invention relates to improvements in supports or holders for cut fiowers and the like, of t-he kind used in bowls and other ves sels containing water.

l According to the invention, I provide a fioat of any suitable shape and dimensions and composed of a material which is buoyant and preferably porous, such as cork andin which are provided holes for the reception of the l0 stems of the flowers to be supported, which are maintained in a substantially upright position by the buoyant body floating on the surface of the water in the bowl or other vessel. y y

In practice, grass seed may be sprinkled on the float and/or bulbs may be placed thereon making, when these have germinated, a miniature Hoating garden.`

In order that the invention kmay be fully m understood, I will describe it by reference to `the accompanying. drawing, in which:

Figure l is a vertical section showing the fioat supporting the cut flowers in a flower bowl in accordance with the invention,

Figure 2 is an elevation ofthe float and Figure 3 is a plan view thereof. a is the bowl containing water b, c is the fioat here shown in the form of a single piece of cork or the like which floats on the surface of the water b. d, d are the holes or perforations formed in the fioat c for the recept-ion of the stems e ofthe flowers. f represents grass growing on the floating disc c and forming a miniature fioating lawn.

Although I have shown the buoyant body as an integral solid piece of cork or the like, itl is to be understood that the said buoyant body may be made in two or more pieces rigid or otherwise connected together. Also that the said bodyrnay be made hollow and the 40 holes or perforations arranged in other suitable ways.

I claim:

1.` A support for cut flowers, comprising a body of material of less density than water.

adapted to float in a water filled fiower bowl, said body having a plurality of apertures therein for receiving the stems of flowers, whereby said stems are enabled to extend therethrough into said water.

2. A support for cut fiowers as claimed in claim 1 wherein said body is composed of cork.

LON MARX. 

